I have been a house sitter - looking after folks' homes while they travel. After driving around Australia on my own I have settled at Beachmere, north of Brisbane. Now it's time to write.

Sunday, January 8

South Bank

We did sleep in a little on New Year's Day, and slowly recovered - not much drinking so no need to recover except from the late night. We decided to go to the movies at South Bank - to see We Bought a Zoo. So off we went, ready for the first afternoon session.

I will not go to the South Bank theatre again - I think it is stupid that if you want to use the lift, you have to ask a staff member. Which I did, but I don't know what happened as I didn't see one appear, and had to go and ask again. I really don't feel safe/comfortably climbing so many stairs. By the time we got into the theatre, there were few seats left, except in the front rows, so we sat apart.

A great movie.

Afterwards we walked around South Bank. It was such a beautiful day. It is hard to believe that just over one year ago, this place was all under water from the inglorious Brisbane floods of 2011.

Look at it now!

South Bank Pool on New Year's Day

South Bank Pool looking towards the city

The Go Between Bridge over the Brisbane River

Looking back to the city from near the Maritime Museum

Jess Watson's boat at the Maritime Museum

There are new restaurants towards the Maritime Museum - and it looks absolutely stunning. The Maritime Museum is a must see - especially as Jessica Watson's yacht is not on show there.

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My Journey

This blog has been about my 'house sitting' where I have spent weeks, or months caring for the home and pets of folks who travel. I too have enjoyed much travel, detailed in this blog and Adventures of an Aussie English Teacher. At the end of 2012, I set off on another adventure - driving on my own around Australia, taking photos, writing, blogging, and perhaps getting occasional opportunities to do workshops on Blogging, Writing, Writing Life Stories, Creating E-books, Photobooks, or Bamboo.

I left Brisbane on November 25th, 2012, returning on April 30th, 2013. In June I moved to Beachmere, Queensland.